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How Austin Made a Name in Tech

Austin Startup

Even our very own ISG Partners opened an HQ2 in the heart of Austin in 2020. To this end, top contender Tulsa, Oklahoma founded Tulsa Innovation Labs in 2020 to develop a strategy for bringing in big tech to the city, bolstering the job market, and making Tulsa a household name for innovation. But why Austin?

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How Early-Stage Startups Can Utilize the SVB Collapse as a Wake-Up Call

The Startup Magazine

If the answers are no, have an honest conversation with your VCs today. Ten back and forth emails can often be resolved in a 30-second phone conversation. If the best client success person is in Oklahoma instead of LA, we’re going to hire her, (in fact, we did). Can you produce venture returns in this new economic reality?

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Looking for Funds in All the Right Places

Austin Startup

Collectively they have $850M in capital in their most recent funds: [link] Both Silverton Partners and LiveOak Venture Partners have filed regulatory documents associated with new fundraising efforts in 2017 so we should all look forward to announcements from them on successfully raising new funds. Dr. Altounian earned his Ph.D.

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Oppose HB 1192 – The “Software Tax”

VC Adventure

Do you tax a business traveler from Texas who orders TurboTax on his WiFi at Starbucks in Cherry Creek or a tourist from Oklahoma who does so from his SmartPhone while sitting on the chairlift at Vail? How can you tax those things, and would it even be worth it to try? Citrix Presentation Server 4.0, Citrix Presentation Server 4.5,

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Texas Startup Manifesto 2.0

Austin Startup

These are all potential customers and strategic partners for startups. In order for Frisco to achieve its full vision to be a destination city for VC’s, we have to be part of a larger, statewide network to support our partners and entrepreneur support organizations to help advance our collective and common goals.”

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Expenses You Don't Think of When Starting a Business

Software By Rob

Luckily several thousand people have decided to stick around and join the conversation. at 12:35 am Partners/Corporate Boards should always buy life insurance for all key persons in the company (with the company as the beneficiary). at 3:43 pm I am a partner in four person consulting firm. 25 Ezra on 01.08.09

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The Venture Capital Secret: 3 Out of 4 Start-Ups Fail

online.wsj.com

The company raised $45 million in venture capital from firms including DCM, Emergence Capital Partners and Bessemer Venture Partners, and built partnerships with AOL Inc., David Cowan of Bessemer Venture Partners has stuck with Mr. Dreymann. The quality of conversations can deteriorate when real identities are not provided.